Ashok Kumar Lenka and Sabitri Pradhan.
Ashok Kumar Lenka, Founding father of Hawrang Academy & Nationwide Secretary Normal of Veterans India Sports activities & Sabitri Pradhan, Superintendent of Police, Sikkim are chosen to symbolize India at World Taekwondo Senior Poomsae Championship – 2024 in Beneath-60 years age class. This duo will symbolize India within the Pair Poomsae occasion at World Senior Poomsae Championship, to be held at Honkong from thirtieth Nov to 4th Dec 2024. Nationwide Trials had been performed by India Taekwondo at Divisional Sports activities Advanced, Nasik from twentieth to 22 Sep 2024.
Each have nearly 4 many years of Taekwondo apply expertise and are Kukkiwon Masters and Worldwide Taekwondo Medallist in Poomsae. This uncommon achievement of representing India on the World Championship comes within the wake of World Taekwondo deciding to begin some senior age classes Beneath-50 and Beneath-60 Pair and Group Competitions within the forthcoming World Championship at Honkong. It is a first n the world, and a historic second to symbolize the nation at such an occasion.
Poomsae in Taekwondo Sports activities is a set sample of Taekwondo Assault and Defence actions designed in Kukkiwon, the headquarters for Taekwondo at South Korea. A complete of 16 designated Poomsaes are there to grasp and showcase within the occasion. Whole marks are given out of 10 marks. Accuracy carries 4 marks and presentation carries a complete of 6 marks.
Additional, 6 marks are being divided into three classes (i) Pace & Energy-2 marks (ii) Rhythm & Tempo-2 Marks (iii) Expression of Power-2 Marks. Pair Poomsae is an occasion comprising of 1 male and 1 Feminine of identical age class who should carry out a delegated poomsae collectively randomly chosen by laptop in competitors.
Ashok Kumar Lenka is a veteran of Indian Air Power and a vivid sportsman and adventurist. Not solely has he been part of the Air Power Command Workforce, however he’s additionally a professional mountaineer who has climbed 11 mountain peaks in several ranges of Himalayas and practiced esoteric components of martial arts over mountain; for which he was nominated for the Tenzing Norgay Nationwide Land Journey Award from IAF. He hails from Bhadrak, Odisha and began his Taekwondo journey in 1989.
Sabitri Pradhan is presently an IPS officer who hails from the state of Sikkim.
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